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August Deutsch, 908.022, 2018, Porsche AG

History 03/20/2019

Garage treasure

The Porsche 908.022 completed the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 as a camera car for Steve McQueen’s film epic. Today, it is back in the same condition it was when the actor used it in races himself.

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Porsche Museum

The spectacular car museum brings Porsche history to life.

03/12/2019

Mister 1,000 hp and his Porsche 917

Willi Kauhsen gets to the heart of the matter. Always. And sometimes he even brings his swimming trunks. But this has less to do with the 917 itself than with the 917 manufacturer.

917-001, Retro Classics, Stuttgart, 2019, Porsche AG

03/11/2019

Porsche celebrates “50 years of the 917”

One of the strongest number sequences ever produced by Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year: the Porsche 917.

917, Geneva International Motor Show, 1969, Porsche AG

03/04/2019

These Porsche cars saw the light of day in Geneva

Geneva is the major stage for spectacular Porsche innovations since 1949: from 356 to Mission E Cross Turismo. A journey into the past.

Tilman Brodbeck, Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2, 2018, Porsche AG

02/25/2019

In 1984, this 911 Carrera 3.2 became the company car of the assistant to the Porsche CEO. Its spectacular visual appearance was a harbinger of what Porsche would offer to a wider clientèle under the Porsche Exclusive label from 1986 onwards.

02/22/2019

The Porsche Museum will be taking rarely exhibited cars to the Retro Classics

In the year that it celebrates its first double-digit birthday, the Porsche Museum is taking previously unseen vehicles from its collection to the Stuttgart Messe: the first Porsche 917 and the lightweight 910/8 Bergspyder.

02/20/2019

Rear-wheel drive and rock’n’roll

Nina Vetterli-Treml is familiar with grooves and vibes, both in music and in the automotive realm. After all, these two worlds have shaped her life. Rock’n’roll mixes with petrol in her veins. An unusual combination which takes her from a recording studio in Zurich to a large garage in Vienna.

911 ST 2.3, Steiermark, 2018, Porsche AG

02/19/2019

Advanced Spanish

At the beginning of the 1970s, the two Spanish rally drivers Eladio Doncel and Alberto Ruiz-Giménez lined up at the start in their identical Porsche 911 ST 2.3 cars. One of the 911 models has stood the test of time and is today cherished and maintained – and driven – in Bavaria.

Bernd Lehner, Timo Lehner, l-r, Porsche 911 SC, 2018, Porsche AG

02/16/2019

Confidence base

The freshly restored Beetle went to big brother, while the Porsche went to the baby of the family. When Bernd Lehner makes presents for his boys’ 18th birthdays, he certainly does it in style!

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